2025 Football Roster

August 14, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Thursday, August 14, 2025. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 13

Gavin Frakes

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    235
  • Position:
    QB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Norman, Okla.
  • High School:
    Norman North
  • Prev School:
    Virginia

2024 Junior (at Virginia):
Did not see game action as a junior. 

2023 Sophomore (at New Mexico State):
Did not see game action this year.

2022 First-Year (at New Mexico State):
Played in 11 games, making five starts under center as a true first-year … Totaled 736 passing yards with four touchdowns, adding 143 yards on the ground with another pair of scores … Connected with Kordell David on a ten-yard pass for his first collegiate touchdown pass against Nevada on Aug. 27 … Ran for a season-high 78 yards and a touchdown in a home win over Hawaii … Put together a well-rounded performance against UNM, connecting on a season-best ten passes for 119 yards and a pair of scores through the air.

High School:
Stepped into the role of Norman North High School’s starting quarterback for the first time as a senior in the fall of 2021 … Named a top-100 class of 2022 prospect in the state of Oklahoma … Led the Timberwolves to a 7-4 mark which included a 4-3 mark in district games … Through the regular season, threw for 2,207 yards and 24 touchdowns … A dual-threat quarterback, also ran for 785 yards and eight scores … Finished the regular season with 2,992 all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns … As a senior, earned the title of Co-Offensive Player of the Year in District 6A-1-2 … Held offers from Houston Baptist, Penn, Princeton and Yale … Originally committed to Princeton, but de-committed in mid-December prior to his commitment to NM State. 

Football - Week 5 Monday Press Conference (9/22/25)
Monday, September 22
Football - Behind the Scenes on Rose Bowl 30th Anniversary Throwback Uniforms (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Football - Oregon at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
Football - 'Cats Fall to No. 4 Oregon (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13